We all know ‘I’ before ‘e’ except after ‘c’, right? And most of us can tell you ‘the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog’ is a sentence containing every letter of the alphabet (that’s called a pangram). Fancy yourself a grammar god? We’ll see about that. Just take a look at some of these facts about the English language before patting yourself on the back too hard.
A new Star Wars film is about to be released, much to the glee of kids and adult nerds everywhere. Yet there is a great disturbance in the Force. You sense that you may not know everything about Star Wars, and that just won’t do when debating with others at trivia night. You need to up your nerdichlorian count for the next big Jedi mind battle while waiting in line to see The Force Awakens for the 9th time (you really do need to get out more), so here are a few tidbits to impress friends from Hoth to Alderaan.
We all know the story of the first Thanksgiving. Pilgrims and Native Americans got together for a big, sweet ass meal and have been friends ever since. Right? Well, not exactly. Here are a few tasty morsels of fact to chew on while pondering the real first Thanksgiving experience.  They weren’t Pilgrims. The first settlers …
Thanksgiving Day is quickly approaching. The day when we show appreciation for all the great things bestowed upon us. Pretty solid holiday, right? Well, not every national day is steeped in such a rich meaning and history. Some are just really, really dumb. Here are some of the more ridiculous days we celebrate as a nation.
Superstitions are all around us, in every culture. Stepping on cracks, breaking mirrors, and walking under a ladder are superstitions we’ve all heard of. But did you realize how many superstitions revolve around food? Apparently we humans have done some pretty weird things to ward evil off of the dinner table. Let’s take a look …
Halloween is upon us, bringing all manner of ghosts, ghouls and goblins to haunt one and all. Halloween captivates the child in all of us, making for frightful fun and macabre merriment. Here’s a little trivia to get us in the mood for spooky season.
Once a haven for nerds, dorks, geeks and spazzy dweebs, videos games are a multi-billion dollar industry. Big-time actors, athletes, musicians and even fashion moguls lend their talents to games nowadays. How did we get from humble beginnings to an industry worth a reported $74.2 billion worldwide (according to the research firm SuperData)? Well, here’s a brief history of your favorite video game moments.
We Trivia folk try to keep our catalog of facts stored in the noggin ever-expanding. After all, if we supposedly only use 10% of our brain, surely there’s room enough for extra tidbits that will come in handy on Trivia night. And being a resourceful lot, we try to find new and exciting ways to enhance our brainpower, not just for Trivia but in general as well. One way to improve memory skills is something you should already be doing every day. Any guesses?
This mission is not for the faint of heart, and let’s face it – some of you may not make it through in one piece. Each of you has a certain set of skills, and you’ll need to utilize them perfectly. It will take every ounce of courage, cunning, and bravery to band together and …
So your team is killing it at Trivia Night, then the inevitable happens – a question is asked that absolutely stumps everyone. You look around the table, getting only dumbfounded glances in return. This is the big point question and nobody has a clue. You disgustedly write some bit of gibberish on your answer slip …
Hints for 4/7 – 4/13 | A Clockwork Orange, Blackstone, Bluetooth, Greenpeace, Red Dawn, Red Death, and White Rabbit
Hints for 4/14 – 4/20 | Andy Warhol, Basquiat, Francisco Goya, Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Raphael, and Rembrandt
